In his Elvis Presley obituary, Lester Bangs credited him as "the man who brought overt blatant vulgar sexual frenzy to the popular arts in America,"[7] in the 1950s and 1960s, through his overtly suggestive dance moves.

Video games have had a few characters that are considered sex symbols; one example would be Lara Croft,[11][12][13] who has had several appearances in mainstream media. Other notable sex symbols include Rayne, the first video game character that appeared in Playboy, in its October 2004 US issue's article, "Gaming Grows Up";[14] and Nina Williams, voted "Hottest" Female Fighting Character in Guinness World Records, Gamers Edition 2008.[15]